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The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
Street-Corner Philosophy.

Somebody has said; "When You seq
man look at is watch and put it back
into bis pocke ask him the time, and
in nine cases ut of ten he can not tell
you until he has looked again. That
is fact. / have expe imented with
several men m the street lately-at
the noon hour, too, when every body
is looking at his watch, if he has one.
and in every case the man who had
Just been looking hurriet!ly st his time'
piece, when asked the time. had to
look at it again before he could give
answer. And did you ever notice how
the man who is salways in a hurry looks
at his watch n the least occasion, or
without any occasion at all? For ex-
ample, you and he are ha ing conver-
sation, and h will inform you that to-
morrow he W leave town for the East
or somewhere else, and, while doing
SO, impulsivei- takes cut his watch,
apparently to zee if tomorrow is near
at hand or if he has tim, to wait for it
to arrive. With many persons the act
Of taking out the watch is more mat
ter of unconscious impulse or habit
than of deliberate intention. Chicago
,IOurunl
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
An Interesting Chamber.

The Supreme Court chamber al
Washington was given over to frescoers
last summer, and was barren and
desolate place enough. Dusty whits
bags shrouded the busts of dead-and.
gone Chief Justices in the inches
around the semi-circular walls, the
floors were bare, and the high bench
looked cold and lonely. Scaholdinga
held the painters to their work up I'm.
der the high ceiling. In the gloomy
looking clerks desk was locked up the
famous court Bible-an Oxford edition
OF 1899, first used when the court came
to Washington in 1900. Since then
every President has kissed it at his in-
auguration, and every Chief and Assoc
ciate Justice has been sWorn in upon it.
Just to the north of the main chanlJer
is the triangular room in which Morse
placed his first telegraph instrument
and received the first message sent
over the wire. It csme from a field
station at Bladensburgg SIX mil es away.
5. "A. I. Sun. 15} ..i5
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
L DEADLY PoIsoNs.
Understanding Substances of Mineral,
Vegetable and Animal Origin.

Life-Destroyfng Substances of Mineral,
Vegetable and. Animal Origin.
Poisons exist in nature in the mineral
vegetable and animal world. Arsenic
is an instance of the first, strychnine OF
the second, the virus of certain serpents
Of the third. Those of the vegetable
world are most numerous, ard are,
some of them, as violent as any. The
essential principles Of tea and coffee
are poisons, and form beautiful crystals.
There are few, including snake-
poisons, that are not used as efficient
medicines. That physician makes a
false claim who asks for patronage
mainly on the ground that his remedies
are vegetable. There is no doubt that
many of the best are of mineral origin.
The poison of poison oak, called also
poison sumach {the botanical name OF
which is Rhus Toxicodendron), and Of
poison ivy (Rhus Radicans) is particu-
iarly troublesome, from the fact that
the slightest handling by susceptible
persons, ignorant Of their character
say summer boarders from the
city - gives rise to a violent,
burning itching. which is sure
to be communicated to every part Of
the body that the sufferer may chance
to touch with his affected hand. The
poison oak is q woody shrub, that
grows to a height OF three feet or less;
the ivy, a vine that climbs on stone
walls and trees. The leaves Of both
are trifoliate; that is, they consist Of
three leaflets; common ivy has five. 1t
is sufficient protection to avoid every
trifoliate woody plant.
Many poisons originate in chemical
combinations. Thus oxygen and nitro
gen, mechanically combined, consti~
tute the air we breathe; out combined
chemically, in certain proportion,
they form nitrous oxide. or laughing
gas; combined in another prnportion,
nitric acid. Fresh meat may be made
poisonous in various ways. The animal
may have fed on noxious plants; or it
may have been sick before being
slaughtered, and the poison may be due
to powerful medicines administered; or
it may have been affected with q con.
tagious disease, say, pleuro-pneumoniae
Tainted meat also develops chemically
very violent poison. German sausages
are pre-eminent in this respect
Yoz;th's Companion.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31

The famous Judge Shaw, Of
Massachusetts, was very hon,ely and
very arbitrary. One day, as Rufus
Choate was arguing a case before him,
he used the word '.humbug," and the
Judge roughly asked him what ha
meant '.by the term humbug." Choate
mused 8 moment, and then said: 81
hardly know how to explain it to your
honor's apprehension; but if young
lady were to call your honor hand
some man, think she would be BUM
bugging you. IN 7. Ledger
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
The Regular Thing.

An old gentleman Of Detroit was
passing through the ceremony of taking
his fourth wife the other day. AZ the
impressive climax of the good preacher
mans part in th performance some
body was heard sobbing in an adjoin-
ing room.
..My goodnessT' exclaimed one Of the
guests in a dramatic whisper, "who on
earth is that crying on this festive oc-
casion?''
..That?'' replied mischievous mem
Der of the experienced bridegroom $
family; that's no body but En-. Sha
aluays boohoos when pas getting mar.
red. Detroit Free Press.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
A. POWERFUL. REMEDY.
Why Uncle John Refused to Swallow tfis
Own Medicine.


In the village Of o.. in Central
New York. lives sharp-tongued old
bachelor whnm I have known for
twenty-five years as ''Uncle John. T"
Uncle John is something Of q character
about town, and not destitute of
Yankee wit and shrewdness. He used
to make and vend in an ansateurish
way certain cough mixture, the mer-
ts'of which he preached TO his friends
with great enthusiasm, warranting The
remedy to cure any cold ia twenty-four
hours '.or 40 pay" One of his old
friends. whom we will cali Ike, being
afflicted with i severe coughing cold,
Uncle John used his best efforts in
argument, persuasion, and finally vehe-
ment and profane scolding, to get him
to try the remedy. But Ike cossld not
be induced tt, 'chance it," Not long
after this Uncle John caughta hard cold
himself, which was accompanied by q
most distressing cough that shook his
poor old frame numerically. 1t did
not. however, prevent his coming
down town and "settin'," as he
called it, in Ike's market. The cold
hung on for week or more, and the
cough had grown no better. Finally,
one day Ike resolved t. brave Uncle
Johns sharp tongue, and tease him &
little about his failure to rid himself of
the cold, and the following dialogue
ensued. You are to understand that
Uncle Johns replies were interrupted
with violent coughing.
"John?''
"What yer wantp"
Scot bad cold, 'ain't yel'
Eyes; got the wust ever had'n my
life.'
"Hangs on pretty bad, don't itp''
eyes; beats ALL
Hesitat:ngly: why don't you try
some O y'r cough med cine you want
ed ter sell me?''
81 thought mebbe y was fool 'nough
ter ask that question: dyer s'pose I
want ter ive 5orsver?"-Hayper's Nag
0zine.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
HIS FIRST WALTZ.
The Maiden Effort of Young Man On
the Light Fantastic.

The Maiden Effort of q Young Man on
the Light Fantastic.
!. a popular young business man con-
fded the details of an amusing though
somewhat delicate situation to re-
porter the other day, and the latter is
making a base betrayal of that con-
fidence in giving the story to the pub
lie, but '.murder will out" ''1t all
came of my not having learned to
Dance" he began. "You see, when I
was a kid, and the girls (my sisters)
went to dancing-school and were
brought up in the way they should go,
] did not care for such things, and
hooted at the confounded bobbing and
twisting and turning, which even now
seems rather absurd to rne. Ivolun-
tarily left school rather young and
went into business life, and have since
had neither time nor inclination for
dancing. AS the girls grew older. we
had number OF little social hops at
the house, but I always managed to
get away. I never had any desire to
dance until the other evening. A certain
young lady, whose black eyes I had
admired from distance for some time,
was present at one of our little gather
ings. usually managed to get out Of
the way when the dancing began, but
I was so engaged in conversation with
her that the music had struck up be-
fore was aware of it. let the first
dance pass without saying any thing,
but I knew my companion was q fine
dancer and very fond Of the amuse-
ment. I think that the first dance was
ali ''octogette,'' OF some thing of that
kind, for there were eight people in it.
When that was over the musicians
struck q lively Jingle which i ina gined
I recognized. That is a polka, sure,
thought l--now is my chance. Miss
Blank l said, growing us red as a
tulip, 'my sisters have often tried to
teach me to dance, but have given it
up us a hopeless case. Isis the thing
they are playing a. waltz or % polka,
or highland fling, or what is
itp' She laughed, but did not an
swer After this confession resumed:
'Will You dare venture a turn? She
was only too ready; she evidently did
not know what was before her. I
placed my hand timidly on her side
and grasped her waist in q vice-like
grip. Then I began the polka to tho
BEST of my ability, and. to my horror.
she began to waltz tried to waltz.
too, but made a dismal failure OF it,
The room was small and oyercroded
with dancers. and though our career
was short~}ived we managed 30 come
into collision with almost every couple
OH the floor. My sister rescued her
friend, who took the matter as good"
naturedly as could be expected with
her torn dress and bumped and
crumpled condition generally. /
sneaked away into outer darkness, and
hereafter will never attempt to initiate
the 'Heathen Chinee' by playing a
game that do not understand. am
fool and know it, but to have the
fact intimated one, two and three times
day for q week by the members OF
one $ own family is not at all consol-
ing.~--iaocheste7 Post-Erpress.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31

The sophomores at Bowdoin Col
lege attempted to capture ten-gallon
key of ciuer from the freshmen few
days ago, but failed. During the nigh.
Cilley of the class of 81 climbed to che
top of the northern spire of Kings
Chapel, and succeeded in fastening
there q white flag bearing his class
numerals. The spire is of stone and
120 feet high, and the only means Of
assent was lightning rod.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31
A certain old lady down in Maine

A certain Old lady down in Maine
has the genuine genius of Mrs. PART
ington. Not lorg ago she was telling
of the wild times in the woods down
there before the country was settled.
"Why," said she, 1.-the folks used to
be walked up in the night by the howl
ing of the pamphlets in the woods!'
1t is to be inferred that she meant
"panthers.' though no doubt there
have been such thing as bowling
pam mphlets.-Bostoas Transcript.
The Irish standard., 1887-12-31

5 81 can forgive, but can not for
get" is only another way Of saying:
81 will not forgive. A forgiveness
ought to be like a cancelled note, torn
in two and burned UP, 50 that it never
can be shown against the man. I'M
Beschs, 81 .s5.
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'PoWDEkLYON "CORNElS"
THE SPECULATOR SHOULD be
STOUTLY BOYCOTTED.
That 1t should Last Until His Un.
hallOwed Hand Is Removed
From Control.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July s.-Gen.
eral Master Workmar povdo,,v ~
A.. -. n..I '' !"
'no '".'''o' OF on''ed LaooT' pays mis-
respects to the grain and stock brokers
in q vigorous manner. Referring to
the recent corners in eofysa end
w.. ~ 49,, n%, u
"hoa'' mr' roWueriy says: "Ihe les
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tMIGRANrs ROBBED.
A Company whose Purpose t. %
DefFnud Discovered.

Nav HoEK, July Sat n meeting
0ithe Emjgrant Commissioner Today
Commietiouer Stephenson produced a
German paper published In Ohio, aud
called attention 10 an advertisement
In 10 Of "Ghe American Emigfanl Co,
30 state street, New York p. o. Box
1850. X l. JeDnson, agent" The adj
veiiissment solicited deposits OF say.
lngs, and cGsred 70 trars1ct oil kinda
Of financial business. The commis.
sioler sa.d his attention had been
called to the case Of an emigranl who
hA1 depcsiied 5000 with the company
and who, when he stcl for his
money, received only q part In each
ani the rect In Missouri bonds. Tie
commissioner called at ,l.C Office of
thp company. and when he al ed for
the president q man named Warner
presented h.mse I. He aiterwafd said
he was not the president, bu, only the
manager. This nan said that
up 10 December last the
Institution was known a,
the American Emigrant Company, oil
Hartford, Conn. Al that time Mr.
Bartholomew had charge Of Ito bust
nese, skipped on! with the assets and
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
FowderIy's Resignation q bearded
ghcssDut.

New YoRK, July 8.-Mr. Powderly' g
reported announcement that he will
resign his Office of General Master
Workman oithe Knights Of Libor a.
the next meeting Of tie General As.
sembly In October, in stead Of waiting
until 1888, when hie term expires, has
a familiar sound to knights. John
Morrison, Master Workman Of the
carpet workers, expelled district No.
1875. said yesterday: "rhis resignation
Of General Master Workman Powder.
ly Ia time honored, gray haired,
gray bearded chestnut. One OF the
first things ! heard when came into
the order was that Mr.. Powderly was
going to resign, and he has been 70.
signing upon every critical juncture
since" John owinton said: AS long
as can remember, Mr.. Powderly has
been resigning. The trouble Is the
Job 10 too big for him, and every year
he Ia made TO feel IL more and more.
The vast organic ition OF the
Knights Of Labor Ia going to
piecee. But the labor movement Ia
not dependant upon any one man or
two men. 1t will 20 on without Pow.
DERBY or George, and the wrongs
workingmen safer will be remedisd,
no matter whether the present leaders
60 by the board or not" Mr.. Swim.
ton thought that &. NJ Wheat, Of
iowa, Was . good man for Powderly's
place, but there seems TO be some
technical objections TO him. He has
not been elected q delegate TO the
General Assembly heretofore.
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fHE PRESIDENT UPHELD.
GENERALS AVERILL, NEWTON
AND SlCKLES SPEAK.
They Strongly Denounce the Black.
guardism in the q. A. r.,
and Regret II.

NRw YORK, July s.-The Times this
morning prints u number OF inter.
views on the subject OF the Presidents
letter The Hon Carl schurz said of
the Presidents action:
1T is an entirely proper letter.
Such letter might have been expect.
ed from the President. 1t seems as II
there was design on the part Of some
persons to divert the Grand Army
from the purpose for which il was or
ganized, and 10 turn 1t into a partisan
body. Everything insulting to the
President that has been issued from
Grand Army quarters, strengthens
that indication. The responsibility, /
suspect rests with the pension agents
and attorneys at Washington, who
have left nothing undone that they
could think OF to stir up feeling sgains.
the President since his veto OF the do
pendent pension bill. The President
words will disarm his critics and 10
dound to his own credit"
Mr.. George William Curtis said Ia II
night: 81 think II Is most adm rsble
letter. 1t is written in that straight
forward, manly fashion characteristic
OF President Cleveland, and in my
opinion, 1t will strtngthep the feeling
for the President all over the Union.'
Gen. John Newton raid: 1.-THE Pres
idents letter 10 able, conecien tious and
manly. Unless the Grand Army OF
The Republic risee In it's might and
repudiates the action OF such men as
Iuule and Fairchild, this action will
ruin IT,"
Gen. W. w. Averill said: 1.-THE i.i.
ter 10 able and wise. He could not
have gone to 81. Louis under the CIR.
cumstances, and bis statement OF his
position In the matter is admirable.
The Grand Army can only do Its or.
der harm by carrying on such a par.
Mark ID. Wilbur, the head OF the
Grand Army In Brooklyn and Chair.
man Of Its Memorial Committee, said:
1T was with great regret thst read
the Presidents letter. As a member
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic /
am thoroughly disguised with the way
some oil lie leaders have scted lately.
For a few Grand Army men TO insult
him and TO threaten him with further
degradation In case he visited the city
Is outrageous. From the shameful
speech OF Fairchild 10 this last gratuit-
Qua insult, the Grand Army has acted
in q way calculated TO reflect anything
but credit upon i,s members"
Gen. Daniel Il Sckles expressed
himself very freely In It's favor. ~
think the President did perfectly right.
II Is really what l expected after the
III hammered actions OF those lew
blackguar 10, who have besn doing oil
this blowing about his going TO 81.
Louis. lam sorry, and am confident
the majority OF the Grand Army mon
are sorry that the President has felt
constrained to withdraw his accept
snce."
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EDUCATORS.
Nssiessi Council In session Again
Yesterday

CmcIoo, Ill, July s.-The National
Council Of Educators are In session
again today. Very nearly the to'al
membership 10 preseht, including
State superintendents, city tuperin-
tendents. presidents Of universities,
normal schools aud colleges. ID. b.
Hsgsr 10 president. The council this
morning listened 10 the report OF the
COMMITTEES on Secondary Education.
The special topic was "rhe Relation Of
High Schools TO Colleges" which Was
discussed by q large number OF those
present. Arrangements have been
made 10 have . Reception COMMITTEES
stationed at each depot from Monday,
July Iith, I'LL "Wednesday. The head.
guartes OF the General Reception
Committee Ia In the Exposition build.
Ing. Assignments TO hotels and board
Ing houses will be made by this com
mittee.
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A BLOODY TRAGEDY.
A Brave Han CowArdIy Murdered ~
Isis Home.

sr. LOUIS, NO., July 8.-A special
from Topeka, Kss., says: Some time
ago q dispute arose between Wearon
J. Osrmsn. q resident Of Harper
county, and two neighbors named
Woodruff. The latter contested Car
mans claim to land near Meade Gem
tre on the ground that ne had broken
q fractional part Of an acre less thsn
the law required to make his title
clear. The courts sustained Oarman
and he returned 10 his farm and con-
tinued the care Of his crops. Ysster.
day the WoodruHs tried 10 drive him
from his corn patch and he refused to
20. Old man Woodruff thersupon
took aim ct him with a shotgun, bat
before he pulled the trigger Oarman
knocked the musx'e mp, the charge
tearing away Q part Of his scalp. In
the fight that ensusd Carman worstsd
the old man aud the young Woodruff
came TO the rescue, firing two loads OF
slues into Oarman's body from q
double barreled shotgun, inaicting
wounds from which Oarman died. The
afssilan we're arrested.
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ALTHOUGH PEACE BEGINS
Fears or Trouble are Entertained
with tho strikers.

PIrTsBuRa, Pa, July s.-A Union.
town, Pa, Chronicle Telegraph Especial
says: Although quiet and peace reign
at West Leisenring this morning, there
lisa fear prevailing that trouble will
occur. The excitement OF last night,
occasloned by the report that four
men had been killed and others
wounded, has subsidized, but a most
bitter feeling, growing with every day,
Ia had by the workere against the Off
GERS on duty aud the operators at
large. Some cookers who arrived here
this morning assert that the moment
q shot 10 fred by the Pinkerton men
the whole region will rise up In armp,
and to this end thorough course OF
drilling Is being introduced among the
Hungarians. The Huns" at the
neghboring works have become more
boisterous during the past twelve
hours, but thoee In the immediate
vicinity Of the Pinkerton barracks are
displaying milder disposition. Five
new men returned 10 work today at
West Leisenring, making seventy now
on duty. This afternoon the strikers
will be notified 10 vscats the COM
psny's houses and trouble may then
occur,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-09
MANS NETTING,
Citiscns % No. Louis Assemble asa
Invite the President.

invite the fressdent.
ss. LOUIS, Mo, July s-Tne mass
meeting Of citizens called yesterday to
meet To-Day at the Merchants BK-
change to take public action In regard
to inviting Presiden. Cleveland to visit
~. Louis in the autumn, assembled st
I o'clock snd was called 10 order by
Mr.. Frank Gaienne, president Of the
exchange. The meeting was quite
large. After three or four speeches by
prominent citizens the following was
adopted:
"The peo ole OF 81. Louis assembled
at q pubic meeting called for the pur.
pose, and held nj the Merchants EI.
change on July s. 1887, respectfully
and earnestly extend 10 the Presi.
dent Of the United States and 10
Mrs. Cleveland an invitation 10 visit
the city aud become lis guests for the
week commencing October 2, 1857. In
doing 90 they beg leave 10 urge on
the President their desire 10 give him
a welcome that will demonstrate the
Teepect AID love they have for him ne
a public officer aud as = man.
"Ths mayor Of 81 Louis and a com.
mittee OF fifty, 10 be selected by him,
are appointed TO proceed 10 Washing.
toa and deliver this invitation 10 the
pfFsidentn
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fIkLD-GOULD.
ISey Arc Net nsS. bss the Bess OF
Friends.

New York. July She following
letter, which has just been received.
explains itself:
Nrw YonK, July ., 1857.
Ts the Agent Of the Associated Press
DKAR SiR-So many COZ n citing 70.
ports having been circulated in regard
TO the late sale a Manhattan railway
stocks think II proper 10 give through
you the exact facts. Myself and my
associates did sell $1,000 thsres OF
Manhattan stock 10 Mr.. Jay Gould,
Internationally, 1t $3.50 cash per share,
and ] wish further g. state explicitly
that Mr.. Gou d has acted throughout
the transaction In perfectly straight
forward manner and that the most
friendly feeling txiss between us.
| have no idea OF resignipg AZ q direc.
tor IL the Manhattan Railway Com.
pany, and my opinion M to the future
development II this property remains
unchanged. Yours faithfully,
CYRUS W. fIELD.
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the csnoern wss bought By J. O.
Slavery and james Oallahsn. Mr..
Slavery subsequently told him the
commissioner said that the COM
psny bsd Q charter, but dillgent search
failed to show any record Of II. Mr..
sayery admitted that their present
liabilities were $3.50, 900, and that the
only security the depositors had for
their money was the personal security
Ct j. O. Slavery. This sort Of thing,
the commissioner said, bad been going
on for years, and he asked that the
board rescind permission to enter Gas.
tie Garden, on the plea OF helping
emisrants, from all persons except
AGENTS OF railroads and steamers.
Commissioner Stephenson also spoke
Of another similar institution managed
by o. r. Sjostrom, at No. q State
street, in which the depcsitors bad
no security.
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ASSASSIN
Two Lsdies shot rres Amsssh-
One KILLED.

Nsw YoRK, July s.--A Columbia,
& o., spseial tsys: In Horny county,
Wednesdas night, Mrs. Sarah sirick-
land, wife Of Bradley Strickland, q
farmer, and her sister, Miss Melinda
sibble, we're shot by some unknown
pernons. The two women were sit
ting In rocking chairs upon the piazza
OF Stickland's house when they we're
shot With buckshot 10y some one con.
oealsd In q thicket ON the opposite
side OF the road Mrs. strickland
eied In five hour; Miss sibble was
alive at last accounts, although severe.
ly wounded. Suspicion ies,s upon
the husband Of the murdered woman
and a woman Of bal repute In the
ntishborhood, with whom ne has
been iatima,e for some time.